Comments on: Colonie didn’t cut overtime almost in half (UPDATED)http://blog.timesunion.com/colonie/colonie-cuts-overtime-almost-in-half/1338/
Wed, 07 Dec 2016 21:58:20 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1By: Frankhttp://blog.timesunion.com/colonie/colonie-cuts-overtime-almost-in-half/1338/#comment-6814
Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:48:56 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/colonie/?p=1338#comment-6814I don’t think there was any savings at all. Last year’s snow fall was an anomaly. A smart leader would plan for snow in upstate NY and find a way not to pay overtime for something that is an ordinary occurrence each year.
]]>By: Are you kidding me...http://blog.timesunion.com/colonie/colonie-cuts-overtime-almost-in-half/1338/#comment-6804
Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:00:33 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/colonie/?p=1338#comment-6804Yeah #1 lets do away with the cops until you need them!
]]>By: Old Sodhttp://blog.timesunion.com/colonie/colonie-cuts-overtime-almost-in-half/1338/#comment-6705
Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:04:13 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/colonie/?p=1338#comment-6705Town should take a look at the overtime paid to its union employees against what they accomplish “during normal business hours” when performance is expected for their rate of pay.
]]>By: Matthttp://blog.timesunion.com/colonie/colonie-cuts-overtime-almost-in-half/1338/#comment-6696
Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:31:58 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/colonie/?p=1338#comment-6696Here is a great question….does the town really need 13 fire departments??? I think I read somewhere that Colonie has more fire trucks then Albany, Troy, and Schenectady combined!! Yikes…..

Tim O’Brien replies: Matt, you read that in the Times Union.

]]>By: concerned citizenhttp://blog.timesunion.com/colonie/colonie-cuts-overtime-almost-in-half/1338/#comment-6693
Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:12:47 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/colonie/?p=1338#comment-6693This is a good step that the town is taking to reduce overhead. However, this article does not explain the need for a tax increase. Are there other positions which can be eliminated (ie not needed for public health and safety) which are currently filled by political appointees? Are there unnecessary expenditures for outside consultants? Does Supervisor Mahan have the political courage to eliminate these types of non-essential positions and expenditures?
]]>By: whoareyouhttp://blog.timesunion.com/colonie/colonie-cuts-overtime-almost-in-half/1338/#comment-6692
Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:26:19 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/colonie/?p=1338#comment-6692Kudos to Paula and the Town Board!

Hold down the number of cops – they’re a major weight on the budget. They do a great job – but we’ve already got enough of ’em…